51.   And nuclear plants that need big repairs may be retired, he said.

52.   And some Taiwan fish have wavy bones from swimming in the hot water discharge of a nuclear plant.

53.   And National Energy Institute spokesman Steve Kerekes cited polls done for the industry over the last year that showed a majority of adults support building new nuclear plants.

54.   And Nuclear Energy Institute spokesman Steve Kerekes cited polls done for the industry over the last year that showed a majority of adults support building new nuclear plants.

55.   And local nuclear plants are particularly attractive compared with power plants outside the region, which face more expensive transmission costs.

56.   And while recent polling shows that Americans more lopsidedly oppose dirtier fossil fuels than they oppose nuclear power, they still do not want to live near nuclear plants.

57.   And, as the power industry heads toward national deregulation, some analysts doubt expensive nuclear plants can turn a profit.

58.   Another audit meanwhile is under way at the Connecticut Yankee nuclear plant at nearby Haddam Neck, which Northeast also operates.

59.   Another concern is the aging of current nuclear plants.

60.   Another doubter is Edward Harms, an assistant operator at the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant.